adidas Flora London Half-Marathon

[Deleted User] · January 2005

Year before last water and lucozade (squeezy bottles) were available.

As for map, check website!

[Deleted User] · January 2005

drinks are every 3 miles and Luco sports at 5, 8 & 10 miles if memory serves

RunningCommentary · January 2005

For a quick getaway without any queuing, don't forget www.runningbus.co.uk for the coach from London.

M.ister W · January 2005

Either I'm being a complete muppet or there is no course map on the website (www.tophalfmarathons.co.uk).

[Deleted User] · January 2005

probably best you dont think too hard about the course... its not terribly exciting.

theres usually a map with the race pack.

Gloryboy · January 2005

i've entered now

Gloryboy · January 2005

Gloryboy · January 2005

Gloryboy · January 2005

100
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Deleted User] · January 2005

Grow up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL

[Deleted User] · February 2005

Has anyone received their running packs yet? Its getting pretty close but ive received nothing

sky blue sam · February 2005

same here .

[Deleted User] · February 2005

nothing here either.

Cinders · February 2005

Me neither yet and I can't remember how late the numbers went out last year either.

[Deleted User] · February 2005

If it helps, in the confirmation email I received when entering on line it said:-

"Thank you for entering the adidas Flora London Half Marathon at
Silverstone on March 13th. We will start sending out Entry packs roughly
3.5 weeks before the race"

So should be coming out soon.

There was also a tel no: 0207 902 0189

[Deleted User] · February 2005

Thanks! I was wondering too!

[Deleted User] · February 2005

Ive just entered today! My first half! What have I let myself in for. Only been running seriously for about 4 months but have done about a dozen 10K's of varying levels. Hoping for about 2 hours! Am i likely to be running with the 'sweeper'????
Quite excited though, better get some training in. Can anyone suggest appropriate training for the next 3 weeks please?

[Deleted User] · February 2005

slow mover....

Next 3 weeks.... Hard to say on the basis of what you've given!

I can give some very good advice for the week before - do nothing!! (although others will disagree)

Its probably worth getting a 10-13mile run in this week. 8-10 the following. And continue your 'normal' running around that.
Obviously with three weeks to go there is not a lot you can do!

If you plan to finish in 2 hours you won't be near the back!

[Deleted User] · February 2005

PS - Running 10-13 miles and 8-10 may be a bad idea if you don't run these sorts of distances normally.....

RunningCommentary · February 2005

As Ben says, it's a bit late in the day to think about embarking on a special plan. But if you've been regularly running 10Ks you're halfway there. I would definitely try to push the boat a bit - at least to 10 miles. If you can run 10 miles in training then you can do 13 in a race. So why not try 10 miles this weekend and again next weekend, then 7 or 8 the one before? During the week you just need to keep getting out there to sharpen your fitness a bit with shorter runs of 4 or 5 miles, perhaps on Tues, Wed, Thurs. Have Monday and Friday as rest days.

If you just treat it as a good new experience rather than a race with a big target, you'll be fine. There will be a lot of runners finishing in 2:30 - 3:00 so you'll not be left behind.

[Deleted User] · February 2005

Ok chaps thanks for the advice. Doing a 10K on Sunday and then another the following Sunday, so will try a couple of longer ones duirng the week - trouble is our club only normally run for 6-8 miles during the week! As you say I have left it a bit late in the day! Did my first race on 1st January - a quarter marathon that took 50 mins, so aiming on 2 hours - maybe its mind over matter in this case!!! As long as I'm notrunning with the sweeper (if there is one at Silverstone)? I'll be happy. Expect the atmosphere is good , maybe that will keep me going!!!

[Deleted User] · February 2005

slow mover: Join your club for lap one, then repeat it by yourself! (Or drag someone along)

Stevie G · February 2005

intend to get a 1hr 30 ish, but will be driving up two ladies attempting a run walk extravaganza so looking at 3hrs +

will the traffic have cleared by then?or is it worth hanging about after for a while til it dies down?!

[Deleted User] · February 2005

Ben Smyth - Ok will try the 2 lap thing but I am crap at running by myself (the reason why I joined the club!) I keep stopping as I have no-one to keep me going!
Basically I think I just left it too late in the day! More months preparation required I think!!

Cinders · February 2005

Bensmyth, why don't you try and engage another runner in conversation and keep up with them, last year I ran a few miles with a very nice chap, never got his name but it helped me along. I'll probably be near the sweeper with you anyway :-)

[Deleted User] · February 2005

Hi All,

just been reading through this thread, got some useful stuff thanks! I've just entered as I didn't make it to my planned FLM prep race this weekend (Bungay 20k - snow difficulties!). I'm looking at 2.5 hours so all you 2hour lot don't need to worry about being with the sweeper

[Deleted User] · February 2005

I did my long run of 13 miles today.
It took me 3 hours!
That said it was VERY hilly so Im hoping on the flat i will be faster.
Going to do next weeks long run on the flat and time it.
Ive not heard anything about race packs yet either

RunningCommentary · February 2005

Well done Jenny. You'll find Silverstone very flat by comparison, and anyway, most of us always run much faster in a race than in training. Don't know why, but we do....

[Deleted User] · February 2005

Becuase were nuts??

[Deleted User] · February 2005

I should add 20 mins of my 3 hours was playing good samaritan to a dog and its owner... dog decided to run with me would be run... including playing dodge the HGVs.. so i stopped and granned it and rang the owner who was very grateful and a fellow marathoner! so maybe Im not deathly slow after all

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